Van Gerwen on silencing critics in World Grand Prix win: ‘I had to prove myself that I was still the best'

For MVG he believes as well that while he’s not playing his best game that he can still beat most players. "I was on a target," Van Gerwen admitted, speaking to the Darts Show podcast.
"People were writing things about me that I didn't like and I had to prove myself that I was still the best, and that's exactly what I did.
"The pressure was on me, the pressure is on me all the time and I did the right thing at the right moment.
"I'm not doing too bad, I can't really complain about my performance at the moment. I only can be happy and proud of myself.
"Even [when] I don't play my best game I know I'm still better than anyone. You need to keep believing in yourself, I always do. People can say whatever they want but I believe in myself and that's a very important thing."
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